Diego Forlan's Spanish club, Villarreal announced that its stricker had torn a muscle in his left leg during the match against Benfica, and could take up to 3 weeks for him to recover. The news dealt a serious blow to the Uruguay manager Jorge Fossati for the two world cup playoff matches against Australia.

The first match is being played in Montevideo on the 12th of November while the other leg is played in Sydney on the 16th of November. Premiera Liga club Villarreal also said that Furlan will travel to Uruguay to see if there is any chance of playing. The club also said that the Uruguay medical team has agreed to let the player return to Spain if there is no chance of him being included in the squad.

In other injury news, Uruguay goalkeepers Sebastian Viera and Fabian Carini were included in the squad but it is not certain if they will be fit for the matches. Viera, who also plays for Villarreal injured his left collarbone on Sunday. Carini, who plays for Cagliari in Italy, is also fighting to be fit because of a muscle strain, defender Diego Lopez and midfielder Marcelo Sosa are also injured but were included in the squad.

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